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<br /> <br />City of Eugene <br />125 East 8 Avenue, 2 Floor <br />thnd <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />(541) 682-5010 <br />(541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> <br />www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br />November 21, 2013 <br /> <br />IN THIS EDITION <br /> <br />LATEST WORKING CITY EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION <br />DANGERS OF DRUNK DRIVING EMPHASIZED IN STAGED CRASH <br />REGIONAL PROSPERITY SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS PARTNERSHIPS AND OPPORTUNITIES <br />EUGENE CELEBRATES “AMERICA RECYCLES DAY” WITH LOVE FOOD NOT WASTE <br />GRANT HELPS EXPAND PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AND VETS <br />LEAF SERVICE CHANGES AND FLOOD INFORMATION FEATURED IN STORMWATER CONNECTIONS <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br /> <br />Latest Working City Episode Highlights Downtown Revitalization <br />The most recent episode of Working City is a video which starts with a question that is being repeated throughout Eugene – <br />“Have you been downtown lately?” As more and more people are visiting downtown, the word is spreading. Eugene’s <br />downtown is transforming. <br /> <br />Over the last two years, with the support of the community, <br />businesses, and the Eugene City Council, Eugene’s investment in <br />downtown has paid off. As the video notes, today in the city’s <br />core visitors will find: <br /> <br />Over 20 new businesses including: <br /> <br />Restaurants, pubs and food carts; <br /> <br />o <br />Unique tea and coffee shops; <br /> <br />o <br />An art house movie theater and performing art <br /> <br />o <br />venues; <br />Retail, furniture and gift shops; and <br /> <br />o <br />Locally made ice cream and cupcakes! <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />New, creative companies and hundreds of new employees <br /> <br />in the redeveloped Broadway Commerce Center, First On <br />Broadway and the new Woolworth Building; <br /> <br />Over 1,500 new residents who are moving downtown into <br /> <br />new and remodeled apartments; and <br /> <br />Lane Community College’s state of the art, LEED Platinum <br /> <br />downtown campus that brings over 6,000 students <br />downtown each year. <br /> <br />While the momentum continues to build in the rejuvenated city center, the City keeps working to grow and sustain <br />downtown economic development and create a welcoming and vibrant downtown experience. <br /> <br />Working City is financed with Eugene’s telecom funds and is produced as a public service through a joint effort involving <br />City staff and Metro Television. The “Downtown Revitalization” video can be viewed on the City’s video web page or by <br />going directly to http://vimeo.com/79529215. It also airs on Comcast Cable channel 21 (check the Metro TV schedule for <br />times). <br /> <br />For more information about downtown revitalization, please contact Nan Laurence at 541-682-5340. <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />November 21, 2013 <br />